UBL IS DEAD!!!

[Captain Oates 911]

Nothing too ugly on this thread yet - the bible belt can't be home from work yet

'Quiet satisfaction' seems to be the reaction among the relatives of 9/11 which is this civilized way to deal with it. A necessary thing was done but respectfully disposing of the body was a classy touch. Well done the government.

There will always be the mob of course - I remember the photos of Mussolinis body where women were squatting over his face and urinating. That kind of thinking will always be with us and the internet seems to attract that type. So far so good on VJ

Quiet satisfaction and retaining our classiness is the way to go and the relatives all seem to do that naturally

[Usui Takumi 1,562]

Nothing too ugly on this thread yet - the bible belt can't be home from work yet

'Quiet satisfaction' seems to be the reaction among the relatives of 9/11 which is this civilized way to deal with it. A necessary thing was done but respectfully disposing of the body was a classy touch. Well done the government.

There will always be the mob of course - I remember the photos of Mussolinis body where women were squatting over his face and urinating. That kind of thinking will always be with us and the internet seems to attract that type. So far so good on VJ

Quiet satisfaction and retaining our classiness is the way to go and the relatives all seem to do that naturally

It sounds too like they treated his body with respect from the reports.

[Zero Sum 305]

It sounds too like they treated his body with respect from the reports.

Which is what I would expect of most sane people involved in bringing him to his end.

[Captain Oates 911]

It sounds too like they treated his body with respect from the reports.

We have to retain the 'high ground' so that people who behave like animals are plainly different to us.

If we lower ourselves to acting like savages then our opponents will say we are 'no better' and then it's like one street gang against another

Mr O handled it beautifully and struck just the right note.

The students treated it like a football match win which is ok as they are only 20 years old so it wasn't ugly

Sometimes killing is necessary, as it was in this case - but the US gov have struck the right note of being downbeat and sombre and controlled and satisfied, without all the 'heads on poles' savagery which comes naturally to the mob

John Adams said that "a mob is still a mob - even if it's on your side".

However - nothing too disturbing so far which is good

[_Simpson_ 250]

It sounds too like they treated his body with respect from the reports.

Before or after they shot him the head?

[SMOKE 1,426]

It sounds too like they treated his body with respect from the reports.

some disagree.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110502/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_bin_laden_sea_burial

[Captain Oates 911]

Before or after they shot him the head?

The details will come out but in one report it's 'a hail of gunfire from the SEALs' in which a single shot through the eye doesn't quiet jive.

I reckon it was an execution - which is fair enough given that a capture and a trial and would have resulted in thousands more deaths in the process

I think it worked out for the best

Not that we can look forward to carrying a full tube of toothpaste onto the plane again

Mr O did very well for the 'too stupid for college, kenyan' that Trump makes him out to be

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

It sounds too like they treated his body with respect from the reports.

You mean aside from the bullet into his head?

[_Simpson_ 250]

The details will come out but in one report it's 'a hail of gunfire from the SEALs' in which a single shot through the eye doesn't quiet jive.

I reckon it was an execution - which is fair enough given that a capture and a trial and would have resulted in thousands more deaths in the process

I think it worked out for the best

Not that we can look forward to carrying a full tube of toothpaste onto the plane again

Mr O did very well for the 'too stupid for college, kenyan' that Trump makes him out to be

I agree that we should respect his body but I dont think we should concern ourselves with offending Islam. To bury him at sea for that reason alone is just stupid! The good reason is that there is no memorial site for extremists to gather.

[Vi-Jay 218]

some disagree.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110502/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_bin_laden_sea_burial

Oooops.

Famous words of Lincoln and Lydgate;

“You can please some of the people all of the time, you can please all of the people some of the time, but you can’t please all of the people all of the time”.

So, Fck 'em! (I wish I had a "flippin the bird" emoticon!)

Edited May 2, 2011 by Vi-Jay

[_Simpson_ 250]

You mean aside from the bullet into his head?

I beat you to it -

Before or after they shot him the head?

[Usui Takumi 1,562]

I agree that we should respect his body but I dont think we should concern ourselves with offending Islam. To bury him at sea for that reason alone is just stupid! The good reason is that there is no memorial site for extremists to gather.

Unless they hire on Robert Ballard at some point.

[LADYDARE 28]

Wait, we have to show Donald Trump the death certificate first.

[Captain Oates 911]

I agree that we should respect his body but I dont think we should concern ourselves with offending Islam. To bury him at sea for that reason alone is just stupid! The good reason is that there is no memorial site for extremists to gather.

It will probably wash up on Waikiki beach in Hawaii (East Kenya) and then it's back to the drawing board

Edited May 2, 2011 by Alan the Red

[Sofiyya 1,687]

Check out the FBI's most wanted list - they're looking for Usama bin Laden. Well, not anymore.

Interesting, though, that you can clearly identify Fox consumers by how they spell the name. There's no news network that spells his name this way.

Fox is actually right coz there's really no "o" in Arabic, although there is kind of an "o" sound.

i like you a lot